Gandhinagar, July 18 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday said natural farming is the most sustainable way to restore soil health and safeguard future generations, as he visited two natural farming model farms in Gandhinagar district to interact directly with farmers and understand their practices. The Chief Minister visited the natural farming farm of Alpesh Patel in Mahundra village of Gandhinagar taluka, where he observed cultivation methods based on cow-derived inputs an…
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Gandhinagar, June 20 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday called upon farmers to adopt planned and scientific agricultural practices in view of expected below-normal rainfall conditions influenced by the El Niño phenomenon. He asserted that Gujarat’s irrigation infrastructure and water management systems are increasingly reducing dependence on monsoon variability.A state-level “PM Kisan Utsav Diwas” was held in Gandhinagar after the release of the 23rd instalment of the…
Gandhinagar, June 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday released the 23rd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme from Tarkeshwar city of Hooghly district in West Bengal, transferring more than Rs 18,880 crore directly into the bank accounts of 9.44 crore farmers across the country through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). In Gujarat, 51.28 lakh farmers received more than Rs 1,025 crore under this instalment, credited directly into their bank accounts with…
Bhuj, Feb 9 (IANS) The Kutch district administration has completed a comprehensive exercise to formally bring 910 lakes across 281 villages into official revenue records, enabling structured conservation, water harvesting, protection and beautification works in Gujarat’s largest and water-stressed district.The initiative, carried out under the guidance of Collector Anand Patel, was completed within a short span of three months and covered all 10 talukas of the district.Through scientific land …
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday participated in the Pongal celebrations at the residence of Union Minister of State L. Murugan in New Delhi, and stated that this festival strengthens the idea of ‘Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat’. He added that the Tamil culture does not only belong to India but is a “shared heritage of all humanity”.He offered prayers and also fed cows on the auspicious occasion.Addressing a gathering on the occasion, PM Modi said, “Today, Pongal ha…